Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

Not content with ‘content’

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

The term "content" -- referring to material that constitutes a publication or document for an audience -- is abhorrent. Applying the word "content" essentially cheapens the writing, music, video or whatever other form of media one is taking in and attempting to gain a life enriching experience from it. The ...

H.S.T.

Friday, October 24th, 2008

A picture in honor of a forthcoming book of his, I know nothing about called The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings, and Missives from the Mountaintop 1977-2005 due out February 1.

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Author Tom Moon has assembled a book called 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List.  I first heard about this project on NPR's All Songs Considered podcast. The title pretty much explains the book, but the idea behind it and the title itself seem both hugely ambitious ...

Neil Gaiman Reads “Graveyard Book,” a Chapter a Day from Tour

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Neil Gaiman Reads Chapter One of The Graveyard Book from The Graveyard Book Tour on Vimeo. Watch Neil Gaiman Read Chapter Two of The Graveyard Book from The Graveyard Book Tour on Vimeo. Neil Gaiman -- according to Boing Boing and his blog -- is currently on a book tour and reading ...

American Nerd Author Interviewed by The Sound of Young America

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The Sound of Young America, a show that bills itself as "A Public Radio Show About Things That Are Awesome," has an interview with Benjamin Nugent author of American Nerd: The Story of My People. I just listened to the interview (streamable below).  The book covers Nerds from many angles including ...